Sensing platform for quantum transduction of chemical information
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1. A tunneling biosensor interface system for sensing chemical information, the system comprising:
- a fluidic system comprising;
a sample acquisition zone configured to receive a sample comprising a redox specie and an analyte specie;
a filtration module coupled to the sample acquisition zone and configured to wick the sample from the sample acquisition zone and separate the analyte specie from the sample; and
a quantum tunneling biosensor interface coupled to the fluidic system and configured to detect the analyte specie, the quantum tunneling biosensor interface comprising;
a transducing electrode array comprising dielectric thin films deposited on an electrode array wherein the dielectric thin films comprise a nanolaminate to apply a directional magnetic field across the transducing electrode array; and
sensor interface circuitry coupled to the transducing electrode array and configured to detect a tunneling current configured to flow between the redox specie and the transducing electrode array via at least one dielectric thin film deposited on an electrode array,wherein the tunneling current is indicative of the analyte specie.
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Abstract
A system for determining chemistry of a molecule in a high background interfering liquid environment by application of an electronic signal at a biased metal-electrolyte interface is disclosed. One or more of a resonant exchange of energy between one or more electrons exchanged by the metal and the electrolyte and vibrating bonds of a molecular analyte, for example, may be sensed by measuring small signal conductivity of an electrochemical interface.
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1. A tunneling biosensor interface system for sensing chemical information, the system comprising:
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a fluidic system comprising; a sample acquisition zone configured to receive a sample comprising a redox specie and an analyte specie; a filtration module coupled to the sample acquisition zone and configured to wick the sample from the sample acquisition zone and separate the analyte specie from the sample; and a quantum tunneling biosensor interface coupled to the fluidic system and configured to detect the analyte specie, the quantum tunneling biosensor interface comprising; a transducing electrode array comprising dielectric thin films deposited on an electrode array wherein the dielectric thin films comprise a nanolaminate to apply a directional magnetic field across the transducing electrode array; and sensor interface circuitry coupled to the transducing electrode array and configured to detect a tunneling current configured to flow between the redox specie and the transducing electrode array via at least one dielectric thin film deposited on an electrode array, wherein the tunneling current is indicative of the analyte specie. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tunneling interface, comprising:
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a fluidic system comprising; a sample acquisition zone configured to receive a sample comprising a redox specie and an analyte specie; and a filtration module coupled to the sample acquisition zone and configured to wick the sample from the sample acquisition zone and separate the analyte specie from the sample; a quantum tunneling biosensor interface coupled to the fluidic system and configured to detect the analyte specie, the quantum tunneling biosensor interface comprising; a transducing electrode sensor array comprising at least one dielectric thin film layered on an electrode array wherein the at least one dielectric thin film comprises a nanolaminate to apply a directional magnetic field across the transducing electrode array; a voltage source to apply a voltage bias across the transducing electrode sensor array to produce a tunneling current between the redox specie and the transducing electrode array via the at least one dielectric thin film deposited on an electrode array; and sensor interface circuitry coupled to the transducing electrode sensor array, and configured to detect the tunneling current, wherein the tunneling current is indicative of the analyte specie. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for sensing chemical information, the system comprising:
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a fluidic system, comprising; a sample acquisition zone; a tapered micro-chromatogram operatively coupled to the sample acquisition zone; and an adsorption pad operatively coupled to the tapered micro-chromatogram; and a quantum tunneling biosensor interface operatively coupled to the adsorption pad, the quantum tunneling biosensor interface comprising; a transducing electrode array comprising dielectric thin films deposited on an electrode array, the dielectric thin films being configured to produce a weakly-coupled non-adiabatic electron flux in response to a voltage bias being applied to the transducing electrode array; and sensor interface circuitry processing logic operatively coupled to the transducing electrode array. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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